who needs college
In his essay “Who Needs College?” Linda Lee presents her idea that going to college in America is avoidable, and is not needed to succeed. The author states that in America the majority of high school graduates progress to college, but roughly only a quarter of those achieve a bachelor’s degree or higher. Lee then focuses on those people who plan to have occupations that don’t require higher education, such as guides and electricians, and feels that not everyone needs to go to college. Her son, who did not complete college, was used as the author’s main example of college being needless, because her son succeeded with out a degree and works at a well-paying job. The author also points out with her son surrounded by an environment full of “binge drinking, reckless driving and sleeping in”, in college, was not exactly a thousand dollars a week worth. In other words, Lee believes America is obsessed with college. I partly agree with what the author has to say because I do not believe America is as obsessed with college as she may think. I agree with the author in the sense that America highly encourages students to proceed to college, which is why Ameri
ca has the “second-highest number of graduates worldwide”. America only encourages it’s students to move on to college, because colleges are intended to prepare students not only for future jobs, but also to prepare students with experience that will benefit them in the long run. In this entertaining piece of literature, Linda Lee is able to send her message across the to the reader, however I believe Lee uses a few hasty generalizations that weaken her argument. Also the examples she uses aren’t convincing enough, because she uses examples that are unlikely or improbable. Thus her message almost becomes an idealistic vision in an idealistic society, which is why I only partly agree with what the author says. Another claim of the author’s claims that I don’t concur with is America’s obsession with college. To restate what the author said, “In this country two-thirds of high school graduates go on to college” and “it has the second-highest number of graduates worldwide.” Lee assumes that these facts, indicates an obsession, but the author forgets to mention America also has one of the strongest economies in the world, allowing Americans to
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